| Fixed fields: LDR, 007, 008 | Fixed fields, particularly 007 Fixed field/Leader for Sound Recording - as complete and accurate as possible: format, language, audience, and other pertinent discovery details are derived from these fields. May require editing to ensure optimal discovery. |
| 020/022/024/028 | Appropriate identifying number 020/022/024/028. Consider adding subfield q (Example: $q audiobook) |
| 040 | Add when known |
| 082 or 092 | Add Dewey number to nonfiction |
| 1XX | Include relationship designator (Example: $e author) |
| 245 | Title statement as noted on disc surface (preferred) or packaging when relevant and statement of responsibility |
| 246 | Titles with numbers, alternate spellings, split words. Use when relevant. |
| 250 | Edition statement if appropriate for Abridged or Unabridged content |
| 264 | Publication information - As complete as possible |
| 300 | Physical description including number of discs and duration (Example: 6 audio discs (1 hr., 32 min.) ; $c 4 ¾ in.) |
| 3xx | Follow RDA. Spoken word (Common examples found in Appendix B) |
| 4XX | Transcribe series if present |
| 5XX | Enter the following notes if applicable: |
| 500 - General note |
| 538 - Notes/System requirements - consider adding to help differentiate formats (CD or MP3 disc) Examples: |
| 500 $a Compact discs. |
| 500 $a Compact disc, MP3 format. |
| 538 $a System requirement: MP3/CD or PC with MP3 capable software |
| 520 - Summary statement |
| 521 - Audience |
| 505 - Contents |
| 588 - Source of description if applicable |
| 511 - Note for narrator/performer(s) |
| 6XX | Use at least one controlled LC subject heading and additional headings as appropriate. |
| Include juvenile subheadings as appropriate. |
| Consider including 65x field with Young adult fiction or Young adult literature. |
| Include at least one 655 LC genre heading (Example: 655_7 Audiobooks. $2 lcgft or 655_7 Children’s audiobooks. $2 lcgft) |
| Consider use of local subjects or genres as appropriate |
| 7XX | Use relationship designators when appropriate. (Example: $e narrator.) |
| 8XX | If series is traced |
